Frazier's study of the black church and an essay by Lincoln arguing that the civil rights movement saw the splintering of the traditional black church and the c

The instant New York Times bestseller and companion book to the PBS series. “Absolutely brilliant . . . A necessary and moving work.” —Eddie S. Glaude, Jr

Black churches in America have long been recognized as the most independent, stable, and dominant institutions in black communities. In The Black Church in the

Benjamin E. Mays (1894-1984) was President and Professor Emeritus of Morehouse College.